Form Responders: Enhancing Student Learning in Beginning and Advanced Web Development Classes

Authors

William L. Lomerson, Appalachian State University

Abstract

Throughout the higher education community there is an increasing presence of courses that strive to introduce students to the technology of the e-commerce environment at a variety of instructional levels. The content of these courses ranges from augmenting an introductory course on computer productivity tools with a segment on auto web formatted documents to senior and graduate level courses that address the full three-tier model of an e-commerce system. This paper examines the benefits and shortcomings of the common methods used to demonstrate web site interactivity using HTML forms. The paper also presents a simple and effective instructional tool that enhances the student's understanding and development of interactive web sites using HTML forms. The tool consists of a simple server side ASP program, which can be easily implemented by the instructor, that responds directly and immediately to a form action request submitted by a web user.

Recommended Citation

Lomerson, William L. (2002) "Form Responders: Enhancing Student Learning in Beginning and Advanced Web Development Classes," Journal of Information Systems Education: Vol. 13 : Iss. 2 , 79-84.
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jise/vol13/iss2/1